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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by Bootsy » Wed Oct 22, 2025 4:33 pm

Few people have said it was well as Paul Finebaum:

“It was long overdue, he (Napier) was a complete failure as a coach.”

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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by AppSt94 » Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:20 pm

Bootsy wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 4:33 pm
Few people have said it was well as Paul Finebaum:

“It was long overdue, he (Napier) was a complete failure as a coach.”
Good ole Paul Finebaum. I’m happy that he has a platform to express his pent up rage from being the last kid picked for kickball.

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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by scatman77 » Thu Oct 23, 2025 8:08 am

AppSt94 wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:20 pm
Bootsy wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 4:33 pm
Few people have said it was well as Paul Finebaum:

“It was long overdue, he (Napier) was a complete failure as a coach.”
Good ole Paul Finebaum. I’m happy that he has a platform to express his pent up rage from being the last kid picked for kickball.
Finebaum, Stephen A. Smith, Beano Cook....all IMO nothing but blow-hard talking heads. Why anyone would regard their opinions is beyond me. I know Beano is no longer with us but I never figured out why he was considered a guru.
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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by AppinVA » Thu Oct 23, 2025 8:29 am

scatman77 wrote:
Thu Oct 23, 2025 8:08 am
AppSt94 wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:20 pm
Bootsy wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 4:33 pm
Few people have said it was well as Paul Finebaum:

“It was long overdue, he (Napier) was a complete failure as a coach.”
Good ole Paul Finebaum. I’m happy that he has a platform to express his pent up rage from being the last kid picked for kickball.
Finebaum, Stephen A. Smith, Beano Cook....all IMO nothing but blow-hard talking heads. Why anyone would regard their opinions is beyond me. I know Beano is no longer with us but I never figured out why he was considered a guru.
Beano Cook. There’s a name from the past. He always found a way to say something about Penn State.
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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by appfanz » Thu Oct 23, 2025 8:42 am

And Beano hated baseball and didn’t mind telling us all about it!

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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by AppSt94 » Thu Oct 23, 2025 8:46 am

scatman77 wrote:
Thu Oct 23, 2025 8:08 am
AppSt94 wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:20 pm
Bootsy wrote:
Wed Oct 22, 2025 4:33 pm
Few people have said it was well as Paul Finebaum:

“It was long overdue, he (Napier) was a complete failure as a coach.”
Good ole Paul Finebaum. I’m happy that he has a platform to express his pent up rage from being the last kid picked for kickball.
Finebaum, Stephen A. Smith, Beano Cook....all IMO nothing but blow-hard talking heads. Why anyone would regard their opinions is beyond me. I know Beano is no longer with us but I never figured out why he was considered a guru.
“ I know Beano is no longer with us but I never figured out why he was considered a guru.”.
You mean like Mel Kiper Jr? :D

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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by Yosefus » Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:34 pm

If I were Kiffin and Drink i would stay put. Both are in rare territory for both programs and potential longevity at both. Not sure if Florida is fixable by anyone anytime soon.

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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by Bootsy » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:27 pm

Yosefus wrote:
Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:34 pm
If I were Kiffin and Drink i would stay put. Both are in rare territory for both programs and potential longevity at both. Not sure if Florida is fixable by anyone anytime soon.
It’s sort of like the situation with Cignetti, isn’t it? Kiffin is building his own thing in Oxford and it’s going really well. There will be additional compensation, but it isn’t as much of a factor because he’s already banking life-changing money at Ole Miss.

Why go to another school with unrealistic fans/boosters and crazy expectations? “But it’s UF” some might say. So what? The Gators have been terrible for a long time; it isn’t like UF has a ton of prestige versus other programs anymore.

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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by BambooRdApp » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:42 pm

Not saying UF is the answer, however, if he continues to win,.. but doesn't get the Natty... He may think the only difference is getting me more NIL so I am stacked at most or all positions... Coach thinking I got the playbook... Just missing the complete team... The ultimate goal is a natty at that level for the coach... So, it may come into play of promised more resources.

For me, I would stay in sleepy little Oxford and be a hero to see if I could be a legend and win the Natty.
We shall see how it plays out.
On the flip side.. who wants o stay long term in a Bloomington? Anyone, anyone.. buehler? 😂😂
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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by Rekdiver » Thu Oct 23, 2025 4:12 pm

Finebaum has no clue about the “ state” of football anywhere but Alabama. He and other experts could us their platforms to push for some rules and guardrails for the NIL and the portal.
Besides, does the man have the biggest ears you’ve ever seen?

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Re: Billy Napier Fired

Unread post by Bootsy » Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:55 pm

Like many of the ESPN “personalities,”Finebaum is an attention hound and more of an entertainer than a true football analyst.

That being said, does anyone here disagree with him re: Napier’s flameout in Gainesville?

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